Deputies Seek South Kitsap Hill-Jumping Daredevil Driver

A Honda Civic lies atop a truck and a garage Saturday on Harper Hill Road. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is looking for the driver of the car, who they believe was driving at high speeds to gain enough air to "hill jump." The driver lost control at a turn and crashed into the garage. (Photo courtesy of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office)

The 24-year-old driver of the Honda Civic wandered off Saturday before sheriff's deputies showed up to the scene of the accident.

SOUTH KITSAP

Deputies are searching for a 24-year-old man they believe was intoxicated and "hill jumping" in a car before crashing into a home's garage, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

The man is believed to have been traveling in a Honda at speeds of up to 100 mph on SE Harper Hill Road around 4 p.m. Saturday. According to a 34-year-old passenger in the car, the driver was attempting to "jump the hills." But the driver couldn't make a 90-degree turn in the 9600 block of the road, deputies said.

Traffic deputies found skid marks that were 150 feet long. They suspect the car coasted through the air for 37 feet before crashing through a garage and totaling a Dodge truck inside.

No one was hurt in the garage, and the occupants of the car sustained only minor injuries. The driver, shirtless, wandered off before deputies arrived. One witness took pictures of him as he talked on a cell phone and walked off, deputies said.

The truck belonged to a South Kitsap man who is storing it there while serving overseas in the U.S. Army.

The speed limit on Harper Hill Road is 25 mph, with a suggested speed limit of 10 mph at the turn where the crash reportedly occurred. The 34-year-old passenger told deputies: "I'd be lying if (I said) we weren't doing at least 100 mph."

Deputies impounded the car. Inside, they found several empty cans of beer — two unopened — and an empty bottle of rum.

The 24-year-old is wanted for reckless driving, felony hit and run, and for driving with a suspended license.